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we contact account the nsa. they have no comment on these reports in the goddian and at "new york times." they september us a statement saying their mission is centered on valid foreign intelligence targets. it comes back to the arguments the nsa not supposed to spy on americans within the united states but they can conduct some of this surveillance on game plarsz now who may be overseas. we couldn't get comment yet. we're working on it, getting comment from the companies that make these games. >> is there any indication that a terrorist or terrorists or a tear error network has been stymied or stopped or apprehended as a result of these gamesers surveillance? >> no indication yet these programs have caught terrorists. they have discovered instances on the world of war craft games with are there are accounts that are related to militant groups playing the game, meaning some people belonging to groups may be playing the games but not necessarily for nefarious purposes. maybe for fun. this is a massive program rig
we contact account the nsa. they have no comment on these reports in the goddian and at "new york times." they september us a statement saying their mission is centered on valid foreign intelligence targets. it comes back to the arguments the nsa not supposed to spy on americans within the united states but they can conduct some of this surveillance on game plarsz now who may be overseas. we couldn't get comment yet. we're working on it, getting comment from the companies that make...
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contacted by cnn, the nsa would not comment. it did say that its foreign intelligence mission is centered on, quote, valid foreign intelligence targets. a spokesman for the nsa's british counterpart would not confirm or deny the report, but says that agency's activities are necessary and legal. the makers of exwok and world every warcramant are not aware of any surveillance and would not have given permission. second life's maker has not commented. you may not know it, but ron and i are very longtime rivals. not keeping or simmering feud a secret anymore. watch this. >> when we were coming up in the late '70s, ron burgen did i gotted lead anchor position, because his moustache was slightly bigger than mine. you have to understand, this was the '70s. people found comfort in a moustache i don'ted man. that's why i loved my beard. but i would trade it for burgen did i's moustache in, today he has the most award of any anchor, some honestly i think belong to mer, because they're literally mine, took them off my shelf, right in front
contacted by cnn, the nsa would not comment. it did say that its foreign intelligence mission is centered on, quote, valid foreign intelligence targets. a spokesman for the nsa's british counterpart would not confirm or deny the report, but says that agency's activities are necessary and legal. the makers of exwok and world every warcramant are not aware of any surveillance and would not have given permission. second life's maker has not commented. you may not know it, but ron and i are very...
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>> on the nsa, no, i don't think that's the case. i think that certainly the administration is actually buoyed in a way when it comes to the issues of the nsa because they feel like they have some backup from democrats and from republicans, certainly in congress and also top democrats and republicans on key committees so when i think when it comes to this issue of the nsa and personal privacy, i think they actually feel like they have some good backup. the interesting thing, though, chris, is europeans are not in favor of this. this raises a lot of red flags for them and the next stop for president obama will be berlin, germany where angela merkel will raise this issue with him. that's what we'll be looking for there and it could be interesting. >> good point. brianna keilar thank you very much. >> it was interesting, 50-minute interview he did. the president doesn't have a lot of extra time on his hands. >> true but this is important. >> it is an important issue and good to hear him speaking out on it. >>> details and new pictures o
>> on the nsa, no, i don't think that's the case. i think that certainly the administration is actually buoyed in a way when it comes to the issues of the nsa because they feel like they have some backup from democrats and from republicans, certainly in congress and also top democrats and republicans on key committees so when i think when it comes to this issue of the nsa and personal privacy, i think they actually feel like they have some good backup. the interesting thing, though,...
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because of the nsa surveillance. these are topics the president had to address in a press c conference he held with germany's chancellor just a few hours ago and he was on the defensive. carol? >> i want to ask dana bash about that very topic. dana, i was reading some german newspapers online last night and it said that the german people are really upset about the nsa controversy because they have a history with the secret police. t this sort of reminds them about this and in the german's mind, the nsa is collecting their phone records and they're listening to their phone calls. will the president be forced to say something about that in his speech today? >> unclear if he's going to say
because of the nsa surveillance. these are topics the president had to address in a press c conference he held with germany's chancellor just a few hours ago and he was on the defensive. carol? >> i want to ask dana bash about that very topic. dana, i was reading some german newspapers online last night and it said that the german people are really upset about the nsa controversy because they have a history with the secret police. t this sort of reminds them about this and in the german's...
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the claims follow leaks by former nsa contract edward snowden. but the head of britain's foreign spy agency hit back saying snowden's leak harm counterterrorism operations. >> the leaks from snowden have been very damaging. they put our operations at risk. it's clear that our adversaries are rubbing their hands with glee. al qaeda is laughing it up. >> meantime, snowden continues living and working in russia, having been granted temporary asylum. in a so-called manifesto published last week, he wrote that his actions were bringing about change. u.s. officials say they want him to return and face espionage charges. >>> coming up, we'll go back to hong kong for more on super typhoon haiyan. it is one of the strongest storms on record, and it could be several hours before we begin to get an idea how much damage it caused across the central philippines. stay with us for the latest and an update from the international weather team. we're right back. >>> welcome back. we are getting some of our fist pictures that show the aftermath of super typhoon hai
the claims follow leaks by former nsa contract edward snowden. but the head of britain's foreign spy agency hit back saying snowden's leak harm counterterrorism operations. >> the leaks from snowden have been very damaging. they put our operations at risk. it's clear that our adversaries are rubbing their hands with glee. al qaeda is laughing it up. >> meantime, snowden continues living and working in russia, having been granted temporary asylum. in a so-called manifesto published...
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this all, of course, came out of nsa contractor edward snowden, him leaking nsa documents, of course, these companies are taking the opportunity saying when the government came to us, we did push back little bit. all of this not sitting well with these companies. >> the fact is they've worked with the nsa. they've had their own controversies regarding privacy. >> you said it. think about google andrea hoo, they're the runs that collect your information. they want to get it for ad dollars. then you got the proof that these companies do, google agreeing last month, settling a $17 million lawsuit. it placed cookies on computers using apple's safari web browser, this happened over a two-year period. google was able to circumvent privacy settings without users knowing or consenting. facebook is a huge offender that every time, did you know every time you vis eight sight that is liked on face boorks you don't have to click like, you don't have to be a facebook user, facebook prints out a report or has a report on you if you visit this site. i think those in glass houses shouldn't throw ston
this all, of course, came out of nsa contractor edward snowden, him leaking nsa documents, of course, these companies are taking the opportunity saying when the government came to us, we did push back little bit. all of this not sitting well with these companies. >> the fact is they've worked with the nsa. they've had their own controversies regarding privacy. >> you said it. think about google andrea hoo, they're the runs that collect your information. they want to get it for ad...
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. >>> could nsa leaker edward snowden's new home be venezuela? they received a formal asylum request from snowden is waiting to hear back from him. venezuela's foreign minister cautioned russia still has to weigh in on the request. snowden is believed to be hold up in a moscow airport. >>> vice president biden said to attend a funeral for the 19 fallen firefighters. the union expected to attend. the death of the hot shots considered the worst fire fighting loss since september 11th. >>> unless patriots hernandez lawyers appeal, we'll know what was seized from his home. hernandez is charged with the premeditated murder of his one-time friend odin lloyd. his associate carlos ortiz will appear in court later this morning. >>> and lastly, check out these raging floodwaters creating chaos in toronto. take a look at this double decker train, hundreds of passengers strappeded for more than five hours when the bottom deck became filled with water. police had to row up in dinghies and get people out one by one. more than 400,000 people in homes are withou
. >>> could nsa leaker edward snowden's new home be venezuela? they received a formal asylum request from snowden is waiting to hear back from him. venezuela's foreign minister cautioned russia still has to weigh in on the request. snowden is believed to be hold up in a moscow airport. >>> vice president biden said to attend a funeral for the 19 fallen firefighters. the union expected to attend. the death of the hot shots considered the worst fire fighting loss since september...
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snubbed the united states a few weeks ago, canceling a state visit to the united states because of nsa surveillance supposedly going on in brazil. there's the kiss once again. but if, in fact, cuban president raul castro were to do something right now, make that gesture, release alan gross, i think there could be an improvement in u.s./cuban relations. i have no doubt president obama would like to see an improvement. had he's been working for that, but there's not going to be any improvement as long as alan gross is held. >> wolf blitzer, thanks for your insight this morning, we appreciate it. much more to come in "the situation room" i'm sure. >>> the debate over hiking the minimum wage is causing a split among democrats on capitol hill. house minority leader nancy pelosi is among those calling for an increase to $10.10 an hour, but there are other democrats, centrist democrats, who oppose the increase. those democrats are tighter with wall street and business interests. beyond the political divide, there are americans fighting to support their families on low wages and there are many
snubbed the united states a few weeks ago, canceling a state visit to the united states because of nsa surveillance supposedly going on in brazil. there's the kiss once again. but if, in fact, cuban president raul castro were to do something right now, make that gesture, release alan gross, i think there could be an improvement in u.s./cuban relations. i have no doubt president obama would like to see an improvement. had he's been working for that, but there's not going to be any improvement as...